Key term
Edexcel A-Level Politics 9PL0
Democracy and Participation
Political Parties
Electoral Systems
Voting Behaviour and the Media
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
The Constitution
Parliament
The Prime Minister and the Executive
Relations Between the Branches
AnarchismNon-core
EcologismNon-core
FeminismNon-core
MulticulturalismNon-core
NationalismNon-core
The US Constitution and FederalismUSA
US CongressUSA
Topic overviewThe structure of Congress and congressional electionsThe distribution of powers within CongressRepresentation: incumbency and influences on how members voteThe legislative process and gridlockOversight and relations with the presidencyChecks on the other branches, and debates about Congress
The US PresidencyUSA
The US Supreme Court and Civil RightsUSA
Topic overviewThe living Constitution and originalismJudicial review, appointments and the current CourtJudicial activism, restraint and public policyHow effectively the Supreme Court protects rightsThe limits of Supreme Court rights protectionAffirmative action: successes and failuresRacial rights campaigns, voting rights and representationImmigration reform and equality
US Democracy and ParticipationUSA
Comparative Theories and the UK-US ComparisonUSA
Topic overviewComparing the UK and US legislatures: structure and powersComparing the UK and US legislatures: strengths and approachesComparing the executives: powers and selectionComparing the executives: accountability and approachesComparing the Supreme Courts: powers and appointmentsComparing rights protection and interest group litigationComparing party systems and party ideasComparing campaign finance and pressure groupsApplying the three approaches to democracy and participationComparative theories: rational, cultural and structuralComparing the UK and US constitutions
The State and GlobalisationGlobal
Global Governance: Political and EconomicGlobal
Global Governance: Human Rights and EnvironmentalGlobal
Topic overviewInternational law and human rights institutionsHumanitarian intervention and the Responsibility to ProtectEnvironmental governance: the UNFCCC and the IPCCThe effectiveness of international law and international courtsDeep and shallow green ecology and the tragedy of the commonsInternational environmental agreements from Rio to ParisGlobal civil society and NGOs
Power and DevelopmentsGlobal
Topic overviewDifferent types of power: hard, soft and structuralGreat powers, superpowers and emerging powersPolarity and the changing world orderSystems of government and their consequences for global orderThe development and spread of liberal economies, the rule of law and democracyHow power and developments address contemporary global issues
Regionalism and the European UnionGlobal
Topic overviewRegionalism: forms and growthRegionalism, sovereignty and levels of integrationNAFTA, the USMCA and the African UnionThe Arab League and ASEANThe treaties that built the European UnionEU institutions and enlargementEconomic and Monetary Union and the euroSupranationalism, intergovernmentalism and the drivers of integrationThe EU's political and economic influenceThe EU's military influence and normative powerHow regionalism addresses conflict, poverty and rightsThe limits of regionalism in resolving global issues
Global Comparative TheoriesGlobal
Regionalism and the European Union
Supranationalism, intergovernmentalism and the drivers of integration
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Recall questions on which institutions embody each principle, qualified majority voting, subsidiarity and Schengen, and on why integration happened at all.
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Key term
Define supranationalism in the context of European integration.
Key term
Define intergovernmentalism.
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Define supranationalism in the context of European integration.
Model answer
A form of governance where authority is transferred to institutions above the nation-state level that can make binding decisions on member states.
- 2
Define intergovernmentalism.
Model answer
A form of cooperation where nation-states retain sovereignty and decisions require consensus or unanimous agreement among governments.
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Which EU institutions exemplify the supranational approach?
Model answer
The European Commission, European Parliament, and Court of Justice, where decisions can override national preferences.
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Which EU institutions exemplify the intergovernmental approach?
Model answer
The European Council and Council of Ministers, where member states negotiate and can veto decisions in certain policy areas.
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Why is Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) considered a supranational element?
Model answer
Because it allows decisions to be made in the Council without requiring unanimous consent from all member states.
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What are the central tensions in debates about supranationalism versus intergovernmentalism?
Model answer
Tensions between deeper integration and pooled sovereignty versus national autonomy and democratic accountability.
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